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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Accretion

X-Men: First Class makes its US theatre debut on June 3, 2011. At this time, I'll be traversing the wonder and delight of the Emerald Isle, but make no mistake: the fact that I can't be in line for a midnight showing in the States doesn't change the accretion of my affection for this movie.

I love X-Men. The 90s television series on Fox was one of my favorite Saturday morning shows - the fantasy, the action, the drama! Even the sociological aspect of the plot struck a cord with my pre-adolescent brain: Why are the mutants discriminated against? What makes this prejudice okay in society? How does one fight a government that is against ones very existence? How can I get a cool hair streak like Rogue?

Okay, so maybe the last question wasn't exactly sociologically motivated.

Although the only time I picked up the actual comic was when my parents would bring me a few issues when I was sick (say it with me, "Aw!!!"), I never felt out of the loop with the characters or the progression of the series. I felt like I understood these outcasts because weren't we all like them more than other superheros? I was not an altruistic alien like Superman. I was not a millionaire with a vendetta like Batman. I wasn't a masochistic nerd (...geek: yes.) that was bitten by a radioactive bug like Spiderman. But I was a little lost, a little on the edge of clicks at school, and a little bewildered at my own brain, let alone the status quo and how it seemed to be stacked against like me. I was an X-Men.

What this love-fest comes down to is that I am excited about First Class. The first and second X-Men films* made me extremely happy, so to have this prequel about the beginning of my favorite duo - Charles and Magneto - emerge is truly exciting. If I could pull it off, I'd find a theatre in Ireland to view the film, like I did with Terminator Salvation in China. But I don't think, for some strange reason, that is in the planned itinerary. Bummer. Therefore, I insist on geeking out over snippets from this film - and even fan-made ones like the title sequence below.

This is what the opening credits for First Class need to be: First Class! A ode to the decade, an ode to the long time fans, and ode to the source material Is this what you're envising for the style of the opening?